Quote #1 "I happened to place it on my breast...it seemed to me, that i experienced a sensation not all together physical, yet almost so, as of burning heat; and as if the letter were not of red cloth, but red-hot iron" (297).
Analysis: This quote represents the extent of pain and misery that the scarlet letter brought to Hester Prynne when she was forced to wear it after being found guilty of committing adultery.
Quote #2 "But the object that most drew my attention, in the mysterious package, was a certain affair of fine red cloth, much worn and faded...It had been wrought, as was easy to perceive, with wonderful skill of needlework" (296).
Analysis: This quote represents how easily noticeable this mark of shame is to the rest of the community in The Scarlet Letter, as well as how much of an outcast the letter made Hester Prynne. Even though the letter is very old, the beauty and time spent making it is very obvious in the intricate needlework.
Quote #3 "Like the greater part of our misfortunes, even so serious a contingency brings its remedy and consolation with it, if the sufferer will but make the best, rather than the worst, of the accident which has befallen him" (306).
Analysis: This quote represents a symbol of beauty and joy that comes from her tragedy. Not only does it show this aspect of Hester, but also her strength and bravery. It connects the way that Hester views her daugther.
Chapter 1: The Prison Door
The prison door represents the scarlet letter in a number of ways. Its ugly appearance symbolizes the sin of adultery that the scarlet letter represents. Also, the prison door is sort of brightened up by a beautiful rose bush right beside the entrance. This symbolizes how Hester tries to cover up the crudeness of her sins by embellishing the letter with its elegant colors and stitching.
Chapter 2: The Market Place
Saturday, stepping into the club
The music makes me wanna tell the DJ, tune it up
I feel the energy all around
And my body can't stop moving to the sound
But I can tell that you're watching me
And you're probably gonna write what you didn't see
Well, I just need a little space to breathe
Can you please respect my privacy
Why can't you just let me do
The things I wanna do
I just wanna be me
I don't understand
Why would you wanna bring me down
I'm only having fun
I'm gonna live my life (but not the way you want me to)
[chorus]
I'm tired of rumors starting
I'm sick of being followed
I'm tired of people lying
Saying what they want about me
Why can't they back up off me
Why can't they let me live
I'm gonna do it my way
Take this for just what it is
Here we are, back up in the club
People taking pictures
Don't you think they get enough
I just wanna be all over the floor
And throw my hands up in the air to a beat like (what)
I've gotta say respectfully
I would love it if you would take the cameras off of me
Cause I just want a little room to breathe
Can you please respect my privacy
Why can't you just let me do
The things I wanna do
I just wanna be me
I don't understand why
Would you wanna bring me down
I'm only having fun
I'm gonna live my life (but not the way you want me to)
[chorus]
I'm tired of rumors starting
I'm sick of being followed
I'm tired of people lying
Saying what they want about me
Why can't they back up off me
Why can't they let me live
I'm gonna do it my way
Take this for just what it is
I just need to free my mind (my mind)
Just wanna dance and have a good time (good time)
I'm tired of rumors (rumors)
Followed (followed, followed, followed, followed, followed)
What they want of me
Why can't they (they, they, they, they, they) let me live
Take this for just what it is
[chorus] ×2
I'm tired of rumors starting
I'm sick of being followed
I'm tired of people lying
Saying what they want about me
Why can't they back up off me
Why can't they let me live (live)
I'm gonna do it my way
Take this for just what it is
The entire chorus of the song relates to how the women are gossiping about Hester while she is tried in front of the entire town as a criminal. Also when Lohan says "I don't understand, why would you wanna bring me down," it relates to how the entire town is jumping at Hester's neck trying to bring her down for the sin she has committed, and how she just wants things to go back to normal with everyone.
Chapter 3: The Recognition Interpretations of Title 1.One thing that the recognition is obviously referring to in chapter 3 is when Hester recognizes her long lost husband in the crowd when she is on the scaffold in town square. 2. Another meaning of the title could be when the reader recognizes that the stranger is Hester's husband. 3. The recognition that Dimmesdale cares for Hester and will help her, but never liberate her from her punishment. 4. The recognition could also be when Hester is recognized as an example of sin and how malicious her fallacy is.
Chapter 6: Pearl
Pearl represents the innocence of children in The Scarlet Letter. Pearl is not the person who committed the crime of adultery, however, because she was the product of that sin, she is shunned like her mother.
Pearl is represented by Shrek because Pearl is an outcast to society because of her mothers sin, just as Shrek is an outcast for being an ogre. Shrek also represents Pearl's individuality in the way that she is a free spirited little girl and shows aspects of this individuality in a Puritan society that is strict about such things. It is things like these that make Pearl stand out among her fellow townspeople.
Chapter 7: The Governor's Hall “Thou must gather thine own sunshine. I have none to give thee.”
The sunshine in this quote symbolizes happiness in life. Hester is telling Pearl that she has no happiness to give her, and that Pearl must find her own happiness in the world. This statement makes Hester seem depressed in a way; as if she looks at the world with a gloomy view. This is a sign of depression, however she is not fully a depressed person. She still finds happiness in stitching, and loves her daughter as much as anything in the world. This is why Hester's depression is only situational depression; a depression that comes from events that have brought pain to her in the past. For example, her trial and imprisonment, her public humiliation, and her constant state of being the town outcast are all factors that have led to her depression. This depression can strain her relationship with people, especially her daughter, because her daughter is a constant reminder of her mistakes (a good reminder, but a reminder nonetheless).
Chapter 8: The Elf-Child and the Minister
No, Hester is not an unfit mother just because she sinned and committed a crime in her town. Yes she made a mistake, and Pearl is the product of that mistake. A baby should bring happiness to whoever has one, and the baby deserves to be taken good care of by its mother. In Pearl's case, she is loved and cared for by her mother her whole life, no matter what hard pain her birth she has put Hester through. Hester gives the same unconditional love to Pearl that everyone of our mothers have given to us, and that makes her a very good mother. Chapter 9/10: The Leech/The Leech and His Patient
(Dimmesdale) (Chillingworth) http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi3078619417/
The relationship between Chillingworth and Dimmesdale is very similar to that between Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and Davy Jones (Bill Nighy) in several ways. For example, Jack is after Davy Jones' heart (the actual organ) to stay out of trouble. In The Scarlet Letter, Chillingworth is searching for the truth about Dimmesdale to get even with him. Also, Chillingworth acts like he likes Dimmesdale in order to get close to him to find answers, just as Jack Sparrow uses Will Turner's father to try and get close to Davy Jones so that he can take his heart.
Chapter 11: The Interior of a Heart
“To the untrue man, the whole universe is false – it is palpable – it shrinks to nothing within his grasp. And he himself, in so far as he shows himself in a false light, becomes a shadow, or, indeed, ceases to exist.”
Jesse James The New York Premiere of INFAMOUS, at the DGA Theater, 57th street. October 9, 2006. John Spellman / Retna Ltd.
The article shares similarities to both the quote and the text of the book. The quote says, "to the untrue man, the whole universe is false." This, along with the article, show how dishonest and fake Jesse James is because of his secret affairs with multiple women. It also talks about "becoming a shadow" and "ceasing to exist," both of which explain the sadness and loneliness he has set himself up for. This article also related to the book in that James has been having secret relationships just like Hester and Dimmesdale have been having a secret relationship with each other.
Chapter 13: Another View of Hester
The Animoto we created shows how in the beginning of the story, Hester was ashamed of herself and the people of the town outcasted her out of their lives because of the sin she committed. As time goes on however, the people tend to forgive and forget and slowly accept back into everyday life. Hester, on the other hand, still cannot stand herself because of what she did. She has become her own biggest critic.
The Minister has become a happier, and more joyful person now that he has gotten his secret off his chest and exposed his life. The Author begins to call him his full name of Arthur Dimmesdale instead of just Dimmesdale because it is at this point that the character finds his true self. A new person is born when the secret comes out, and Dimmesdale's life is suddenly changed forever, therefore it is suiting that he gets a new name as well.
Final Assignments
I think the main purpose Hawthorne chose a daughter for Hester to raise rather than a son is because a daughter has more in common with what Hester is going through. It makes it so that Hester must teach her daughter to not make the same mistake she made, whereas she wouldn't have to worry about that if it were a boy she had given birth to. Also, women in this time period where not as important as men, making it even harder for her to grow up in a place like that.
We agree that the main character that had committed the greatest sin is Dimmesdale. Dimmesdale hid his secret for years and years and claimed to be something he wasn't to keep from being humiliated and imprisoned. His actions seemed very hipocritical, and he let Hester suffer for a long time without ever saying a word to anybody. He lived with his guilt for a very long time. It got so bad that his guilt even made him ill.
The Scarlet Letter
Introduction:
Quote #1
"I happened to place it on my breast...it seemed to me, that i experienced a sensation not all together physical, yet almost so, as of burning heat; and as if the letter were not of red cloth, but red-hot iron" (297).
Analysis: This quote represents the extent of pain and misery that the scarlet letter brought to Hester Prynne when she was forced to wear it after being found guilty of committing adultery.
Quote #2
"But the object that most drew my attention, in the mysterious package, was a certain affair of fine red cloth, much worn and faded...It had been wrought, as was easy to perceive, with wonderful skill of needlework" (296).
Analysis: This quote represents how easily noticeable this mark of shame is to the rest of the community in The Scarlet Letter, as well as how much of an outcast the letter made Hester Prynne. Even though the letter is very old, the beauty and time spent making it is very obvious in the intricate needlework.
Quote #3
"Like the greater part of our misfortunes, even so serious a contingency brings its remedy and consolation with it, if the sufferer will but make the best, rather than the worst, of the accident which has befallen him" (306).
Analysis: This quote represents a symbol of beauty and joy that comes from her tragedy. Not only does it show this aspect of Hester, but also her strength and bravery. It connects the way that Hester views her daugther.
Chapter 1: The Prison Door
The prison door represents the scarlet letter in a number of ways. Its ugly appearance symbolizes the sin of adultery that the scarlet letter represents. Also, the prison door is sort of brightened up by a beautiful rose bush right beside the entrance. This symbolizes how Hester tries to cover up the crudeness of her sins by embellishing the letter with its elegant colors and stitching.
Chapter 2: The Market Place
The entire chorus of the song relates to how the women are gossiping about Hester while she is tried in front of the entire town as a criminal. Also when Lohan says "I don't understand, why would you wanna bring me down," it relates to how the entire town is jumping at Hester's neck trying to bring her down for the sin she has committed, and how she just wants things to go back to normal with everyone.
Chapter 3: The Recognition
Interpretations of Title
1. One thing that the recognition is obviously referring to in chapter 3 is when Hester recognizes her long lost husband in the crowd when she is on the scaffold in town square.
2. Another meaning of the title could be when the reader recognizes that the stranger is Hester's husband.
3. The recognition that Dimmesdale cares for Hester and will help her, but never liberate her from her punishment.
4. The recognition could also be when Hester is recognized as an example of sin and how malicious her fallacy is.
Chapter 6: Pearl
Pearl represents the innocence of children in The Scarlet Letter. Pearl is not the person who committed the crime of adultery, however, because she was the product of that sin, she is shunned like her mother.
Pearl is represented by Shrek because Pearl is an outcast to society because of her mothers sin, just as Shrek is an outcast for being an ogre. Shrek also represents Pearl's individuality in the way that she is a free spirited little girl and shows aspects of this individuality in a Puritan society that is strict about such things. It is things like these that make Pearl stand out among her fellow townspeople.
Chapter 7: The Governor's Hall
“Thou must gather thine own sunshine. I have none to give thee.”
The sunshine in this quote symbolizes happiness in life. Hester is telling Pearl that she has no happiness to give her, and that Pearl must find her own happiness in the world. This statement makes Hester seem depressed in a way; as if she looks at the world with a gloomy view. This is a sign of depression, however she is not fully a depressed person. She still finds happiness in stitching, and loves her daughter as much as anything in the world. This is why Hester's depression is only situational depression; a depression that comes from events that have brought pain to her in the past. For example, her trial and imprisonment, her public humiliation, and her constant state of being the town outcast are all factors that have led to her depression. This depression can strain her relationship with people, especially her daughter, because her daughter is a constant reminder of her mistakes (a good reminder, but a reminder nonetheless).
Chapter 8: The Elf-Child and the Minister
No, Hester is not an unfit mother just because she sinned and committed a crime in her town. Yes she made a mistake, and Pearl is the product of that mistake. A baby should bring happiness to whoever has one, and the baby deserves to be taken good care of by its mother. In Pearl's case, she is loved and cared for by her mother her whole life, no matter what hard pain her birth she has put Hester through. Hester gives the same unconditional love to Pearl that everyone of our mothers have given to us, and that makes her a very good mother.
Chapter 9/10: The Leech/The Leech and His Patient
(Dimmesdale) (Chillingworth)
http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi3078619417/
The relationship between Chillingworth and Dimmesdale is very similar to that between Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and Davy Jones (Bill Nighy) in several ways. For example, Jack is after Davy Jones' heart (the actual organ) to stay out of trouble. In The Scarlet Letter, Chillingworth is searching for the truth about Dimmesdale to get even with him. Also, Chillingworth acts like he likes Dimmesdale in order to get close to him to find answers, just as Jack Sparrow uses Will Turner's father to try and get close to Davy Jones so that he can take his heart.
Chapter 11: The Interior of a Heart
“To the untrue man, the whole universe is false – it is palpable – it shrinks to nothing within his grasp. And he himself, in so far as he shows himself in a false light, becomes a shadow, or, indeed, ceases to exist.”
http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/absolutely-fabulous/jesse-james-scandal-fifth-lover-revealed/
The article shares similarities to both the quote and the text of the book. The quote says, "to the untrue man, the whole universe is false." This, along with the article, show how dishonest and fake Jesse James is because of his secret affairs with multiple women. It also talks about "becoming a shadow" and "ceasing to exist," both of which explain the sadness and loneliness he has set himself up for. This article also related to the book in that James has been having secret relationships just like Hester and Dimmesdale have been having a secret relationship with each other.
Chapter 13: Another View of Hester
The Animoto we created shows how in the beginning of the story, Hester was ashamed of herself and the people of the town outcasted her out of their lives because of the sin she committed. As time goes on however, the people tend to forgive and forget and slowly accept back into everyday life. Hester, on the other hand, still cannot stand herself because of what she did. She has become her own biggest critic.
http://animoto.com/play/OB1gytcu42kbbHw2n0jSCQ
Chapter 18: A Flood of Sunshine
The Minister has become a happier, and more joyful person now that he has gotten his secret off his chest and exposed his life. The Author begins to call him his full name of Arthur Dimmesdale instead of just Dimmesdale because it is at this point that the character finds his true self. A new person is born when the secret comes out, and Dimmesdale's life is suddenly changed forever, therefore it is suiting that he gets a new name as well.
Final Assignments
I think the main purpose Hawthorne chose a daughter for Hester to raise rather than a son is because a daughter has more in common with what Hester is going through. It makes it so that Hester must teach her daughter to not make the same mistake she made, whereas she wouldn't have to worry about that if it were a boy she had given birth to. Also, women in this time period where not as important as men, making it even harder for her to grow up in a place like that.
We agree that the main character that had committed the greatest sin is Dimmesdale. Dimmesdale hid his secret for years and years and claimed to be something he wasn't to keep from being humiliated and imprisoned. His actions seemed very hipocritical, and he let Hester suffer for a long time without ever saying a word to anybody. He lived with his guilt for a very long time. It got so bad that his guilt even made him ill.